Dennis, from what I've heard from others who have had this kit, they're all like this. The bed has bulges not only in the top rails, but also in the vertical parts of the side of the bed too, a really poorly done tool apparently. The hood is another pain, those four pieces don't even get remotely close to lining up, it's a real fight to get it looking like it should. I'd suggest buying this kit only if you really, really have to have a '65, otherwise it's just one big fight to get it to look like it's supposed to.

Now for some more updates, let's start with the trailer in Dupli-Color's GM Ultra Silver....

And the repaired spot, one tiny pinhole appeared somehow, but I'll live with it!

The two rails were glued into the boat, and the 392 was mocked up, it actually fits perfectly! I thought I was gonna have to fight with it since the '32's 392 is bigger than the original 392, but it slid right into place with ease!

The valve covers are now in place. All that's left on this engine other than the wiring is the old 392's oil filter, a starter, and a fuel pump and line back to the tank. I may add a battery too, we'll see if I can fit it in the back.

And I may have stumbled across a good look for painting carbs! I tried painting them with some Metalizer Brass first, but it wouldn't cover the plastic's oddball color completely. So I re-painted them with some Metalizer Steel, then Brass...I think they look just right!

Before I glued the top of the boat hull back in place, I made a small modification to the dash area. The molded-in 3 gauge cluster looked crappy, so I sanded it smooth, broke out my photo-etched street rod gauge sets, and got the Dremel out. Since the last one of these I used came out good, but not good enough (My '50 Chevy's dash), I went a different route. Watch and see the insanity at work!

I laid the photo-etched gauge bezel in the recess, and covered it in putty....

Completing the new gauge assembly, I added some Testors Clear Parts Cement to the gauges, laid the bezel over the gauges, and mocked it up in the dash...pretty slick!

I'll add a bit more of the Clear parts Cement later to give each gauge a nice "lens", but for now it's setting off to the side to insure the gauges stay attached to the bezel! And yes, I know the gauges are slightly off, but trust me, you can't tell without an extreme close-up with the camera...besides, I can't move 'em now, the glue has dried!

I realized I forgot to install the tongue on the trailer, so I glued it in place, hit it with some Primer/Sealer. and re-shot the entire trailer with some more GM Ultra Silver...it looks much better this time around!

Next up were the rollers for the trailer. I sprayed the roller parts with some Dupli-Color Black primer, and the brackets with some Metalizer Stainless Steel, then put them all on the trailer.

Next up was the seats. there was one small sink mark on the top between the seats, and a small hole on the top at the side of the passenger seat, both were taken care of with a dab of putty and a little sanding....

Finally, the jump seat on the back side was assembled and installed. It's not too smooth of a fit once it's closed, but it does work, so I'm happy. I'll just display it in the open position!

Wow, this thing is coming along great, and fast. Wish I could spend a quarter of that time building, I might actually finish something.

The headers don't look so bad, your cleaning the flanges seemed to work wonders. Did you see Wayne's tutorial on custom headers? I was just wondering if that would have helped you any in recreating them to look more like you wanted. I think they look pretty good, myself, though.

The trailer is looking pretty sweet. The color is nice, very realistic to the ones I see around here. (And I see a lot)

Trust me, I'm not building that fast, this one is just further along than you know at the moment. I would have made some solder headers for this, but since they go up instead of down, I was worried gravity might become an issue in the future. And I've been using the GM Ultra Silver a lot lately, it makes a great base coat for thin or transparent colors!

So far, it's not a problem. But I'm gonna have to add some weight to the bow of the boat, I've mocked up the boat and trailer with the truck and found the boat's engine causes the trailer to tip backwards off the hitch. Once I add that weight, it's probably gonna cause the truck's front end to pop up. I'll probably add some sinkers under the seat in the cab, at least I can hide a few in there with ease!

Hopefully, since the majority of the weight on a rollback is over the back 2/3rds of the vehicle, it won't be an issue, but I've never built one myself, so I'd add some weight under the seat just to be safe!

I found a battery in my parts stash...it was for a lowrider, so it was two batteries side by side. I sliced 'em in half and put a piece of styrene over the hole on the end, then drilled it out for cables....still gotta strip the chrome though!